Brazil and Uruguay are back in 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying action on Tuesday after facing off in Salvador, Bahia. The Selecao are fourth, behind the Celeste they are second and Dorival Young will expect Marcelo Bielsa to move towards second place in the CONMEBOL zone depending on how Colombia fares. The Brazilians tied 1-1 with Venezuela and the Uruguayans beat the Colombians 3-2 at the end of the match to finish in second place.
Raphinha opened the scoring for Brazil against Vinotinto, but ultimately had to accept a draw and the Selecao lost its last two meetings with Uruguay, which reached the quarterfinals of the 2024 United States Cup this summer week. Bielsa’s team also won 2-0 in this qualifying edition that ends in October and Dorival Young’s team will seek revenge. Although the Brazilians have five World Cup victories under their belt, they have not won since 2002 and have long since been eliminated in the quarterfinals in each of the week two tournaments.
Uruguay comes into this match after a 3-2 victory over Colombia that required a late goal from Manuel Ugarte. La Celeste has two world titles under its belt, the last in 1950 and a trip to the quarterfinals in 2022 like the Brazilians. Much better is expected for them in 2026 and the victory over the Cafeteros was the first since this summer’s victory against Canada for third place in the United States Cup with four draws of six from next to the fate of Colombia.
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- Future: Tuesday, November 19 | Week: 7:45 pm Eastern Time
- Location: Fonte Nova Area – Salvador, Brazil
- TV: Universe | Tide: Fubo (fight for independence)
- Odd: Brazil -163; Draw +270; Uruguay +450
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Brazil has five wins, two draws and four losses out of 11 to sit in fourth place with 17 points as it looks to bounce back. Argentina is five points ahead and tops the rankings, but only two points separate the Selecao and Uruguay ahead of it, so that second park is probably in the series. La Celeste has five wins, four draws and two losses out of 11 and now surpasses Lione Messi’s Albiceleste by just three points. Bielsa’s men can be sure of having won twice against Brazil in their last two games.
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Brazil: Vanderson is suspended because Guilherme Arana is injured and Igor Jesus was leading against Venezuela, so he will look to continue. Vinicius Young, Raphinha and Savinho are expected to be part even if Alisson Becker, Eder Militao and Rodrygo are left out. Vanderson’s choice must be Danilo, who will be his sixty-fifth trip with the national team.
Conceivable Brazil XI: Ederson; Danilo, Marquinhos, Gabriel, Abner; Gerson, Guimaraes; Savinho, Raphinha, Vinicius; I Jesus.
Uruguay: Bielsa could bring Ugarte back to the XI, then his defeated winner against Colombia, final date beyond Darwin Núñez, will have to continue leading with 13 goals in 32 outings. Facundo Pellistri also needs to get started on one of the big issues.
Conceivable Uruguay XI: Rochet; Nández, Giménez, Olivera, Saracchi; Ugarte, Valverde; Pellistri, Aguirre, Araujo; Nunez.
Prediction
This one may be tight and a tie in the standings wouldn’t be much of a miracle, but Brazil will be hoping to end their losing streak against Uruguay and the home advantage could help with that. Choose: Brazil 2, Uruguay 1.
